Jan Pronk
Jan Pronk
Johannes Pieter "Jan" Pronkis a Dutch politician, diplomat, and professor. He has been visiting professor at the United Nations University for Peace in Ciudad Colón, Costa Rica, since 2009...
beginnings certain extent information intelligence people situations unwise
There is intelligence information that there are people in Khartoum who were not in Khartoum before. In these situations it is to a certain extent conjuncture (but) it would be unwise not to take the beginnings of such warnings seriously.
peace short
Peace is being jeopardized in the short run.
among government peace point reconcile result start stop tribal wait
We need peace between the government and the SLA and we need tribal reconciliation. There is no need to wait for a result in Abuja. You can start here. At some point you have to stop the killing and reconcile among the tribes.
growing hopes possible reach
It is possible to reach a result. My hopes are growing day by day.
act time
I would say give them some time to get their act together.
We are not overstretching our mandate, and I have always been completely impartial.
admirable dedication establish force helped highly
The AU force has helped to establish more stability. They have done an admirable job, highly professional, with much dedication.
armed assisting contrary credible endangered hijacked hijacking information living military people points robbery vehicles vulnerable workers
Armed robbery and hijacking have endangered humanitarian workers assisting over 450,000 vulnerable people living in the area. Moreover, credible information points to the use of hijacked vehicles for military purposes by these armed groups. This is unacceptable and contrary to international humanitarian law.
african asked bound control council countries dirty equipment intervene job necessary security soldiers western
They are there because the western world in the security council asked them to go there. And we let them do the job with bound hands.... if you do not give them the resources. The African countries do not have the equipment that is necessary to intervene and to control such a battle... so if you ask the African soldiers to do the dirty work, give them the tools.
change creating difficult longer situation
That is creating a situation which is getting out of hand, because the longer a situation like this is lasting, the more difficult it is to change it,
african certain decision march union whether
We do not know whether the African Union will reconfirm its decision (at its March 10 meeting). That is not certain any more.
african certain friday next union whether
We do not know whether the African Union next Friday will reconfirm its own decision. That is not certain any more.
expand ground troops
They now have 7,000 troops on the ground and wanted to expand it to 12,000. I think we need more than 12,000 troops and that is a way in which the UN could help.
affected armed border decision due either forces including increased increasing potential side taken
This decision was taken due to the increasing instability in the affected areas, including a build-up of forces on either side of the border with increased potential for armed conflict.